Posts tagged "Elizabeth Taylor"

December 24th marks what would have been the 108th birthday of the famous aviator, filmmaker and inventor Howard Hughes. Hughes was an exceedingly wealthy man who made a name for himself through his films, extravagant spending, numerous high profile relationships, and, as he grew older, increasingly eccentric behavior. Today, he is remembered mostly as the subject of the Academy Award winning film The Aviator.

This Sunday, the actors of the silver screen will be headed down the red carpet for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. For over eight decades people have come out to see what the stars will be wearing and to hear the inside gossip from Hollywood. Throughout the years, some names have become synonymous with movie making and we generally assume that these actors have won at least one Oscar, but you might be fooled! I know I was when coming up with this list. Some of the names downright shocked me because I know they had been named for an Oscar at least once. See if you are surprised, as well, by those icons of the silver screen that never won a golden statue. Read more…

Today is February 27, 2010 and the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1028 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1974, People Magazine is published for the first time. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more…

The following is a list of 5 stars who have contributed greatly to Hollywood. These stars are getting up in age and I think that the younger generation needs to look at their work now and take enjoyment from it rather than looking at the work after the stars have passed. Read more…